Maria Sharapova gets set for Wimbledon by ‘wiggling it’ with Rihanna

A Ri bit of fun: Sharapova at the Rihanna gig (Picture: Twitter/Maria Sharapova)

Her rivals may be brushing up on their backhands at tournaments in Birmingham and Nottingham but Maria Sharapova’s been enjoying more relaxed preparations for Wimbledon – ‘wiggling it’ with Rihanna no less.

Evidently a big fan of the raunchy chart-topper, the 26-year-old popped down to Twickenham to witness RiRi in concert, and couldn’t contain her excitement, posting a picture of herself in the crowd and tweeting: ‘Is #London ready to wiggle with Rihanna? I’m excited!’

Afterwards the Russian gave the Diamonds singer the thumbs-up, posting: ‘Thanks @rihanna for a fun evening!! #london#music’

Cheeky: Rihanna struts her stuff at Twickenham (Picture: Getty)

Earlier in the week, Sharapova was a spectator at Queen’s Club to cheer on new boyfriend and fellow pro Grigor Dimitrov but she did not disclose to her Twitter followers if the Bulgarian joined her at the gig.

Dimitrov was beaten by Lleyton Hewitt in the second round at Queen’s while his girlfriend has decided to skip a grass-court warm-up competition.

The four-time grand slam winner is hoping to bounce back from her recent French Open final defeat to Serena Williams by claiming a second Wimbledon title.

The action gets underway at SW19 on Monday week.

Spectator: Sharapova at Queen’s Club this week (Picture: Getty Images)